After Visa, do i need to keep all of the paperwork?

[AllanPoe 0]

I applied 4 JUN 09 and she got it 18 FEB 10!! Yeah!!

Do i need all of that paperwork and evidence that I used to apply for the visa afterwards? Or can I shred all of the copies of my flight itineraries, receipts, and other forms?

[Otto 83]

In our case - we felt it was important enough to hang on to all these things - if you're that cramped for space, you might try to simply scan your 'stuff' into a computer and keep it electronically. You never know when you might need to go back to something.

[Lona.C. 16]

I kept everything , am not sure if I'm going to go for NATS but incase i do , I know I need that info from when i first came here , so meanwhile it will collect dust in a box till time comes when i might need it ,

[Bobby+Umit 161]

Use the 5 yr record retention rule.

I do...

[Mononoke28 135]

I tossed everything out except for the obvious important documents such as marriage certificate, birth certificates, those kinds of things. All evidence was thrown away as well as my husband's x-ray which was never needed after the interview.

I'm not a fan of keeping unnecessary #######.

Diana

[Brother Hesekiel 2,236]

Get a folder and start collecting and filing everything related to your wife's immigration. In 2 years she'll have to remove conditions, and, should your marriage fail, will need to prove a bone fide relationship, and then of course she'll perhaps file for naturalization eventually. Until your wife has become a USC, she absolutely needs a file marked USCIS. It's very easy to do now, and almost impossible to make up for it when neglected.

[SuperDuper! 230]

I tossed everything out except for the obvious important documents such as marriage certificate, birth certificates, those kinds of things. All evidence was thrown away as well as my husband's x-ray which was never needed after the interview.

I'm not a fan of keeping unnecessary #######.

Diana

Doesn't this approach ever come back to bite 'cha?

My OCD of keeping old paperworks saved me a FORTUNE at divorce time when I could prove (Cancelled checks, Financial statements, receipts, check registers, etc) that I had certain assets prior to marriage, and the old nag bag hag backed down and did not hire an attack dog lawyer to try and fleece me.

I do try to save certain papers and boxes for a "limbo safety period" and throw out when it seems safe. We have an attic in the house, and I just stow ####### sight unseen there. Best of all, don't have to pay a monthly storage fee. Now THAT sucks to pay to store #######. THEN I would be throwing it out right and left. Maybe this is your circumstance, so I understand your approach better.

Get a folder and start collecting and filing everything related to your wife's immigration. In 2 years she'll have to remove conditions, and, should your marriage fail, will need to prove a bone fide relationship, and then of course she'll perhaps file for naturalization eventually. Until your wife has become a USC, she absolutely needs a file marked USCIS. It's very easy to do now, and almost impossible to make up for it when neglected.